\contentsline {chapter}{Table of Contents}{iv}{section*.1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {1}Introduction}{1}{chapter.1}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {2}Optimal Search And Bounded Rational Strategies}{4}{chapter.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.1}Sequential Search}{5}{section.2.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.2}Optimal Solution}{8}{section.2.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.3}Search based infrastructure}{9}{section.2.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.3.1}Agent Development}{10}{subsection.2.3.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.4}Results and Analysis}{11}{section.2.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {2.4.1}Agent Strategy}{11}{subsection.2.4.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {2.5}Agent-based Methodology}{18}{section.2.5}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {3}Restructuring Decision To Improve Agent Search}{19}{chapter.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.1}Analysis Methodology}{23}{section.3.1}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.2}Performance Measures}{23}{section.3.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.3}Heuristics}{24}{section.3.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.1}The Information Hiding Heuristic}{25}{subsection.3.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.2}The Mean Manipulation Heuristic}{26}{subsection.3.3.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.3}The Adaptive Learner Heuristic}{27}{subsection.3.3.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.3.4}Developed Agents}{29}{subsection.3.3.4}
\contentsline {subsubsection}{Optimal Agent}{30}{section*.10}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.4}Analysis}{31}{section.3.4}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.1}Analysis of Information Hiding}{31}{subsection.3.4.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.2}Analysis of Mean Manipulation}{32}{subsection.3.4.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.3}Analysis of Adaptive Learner}{34}{subsection.3.4.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {3.4.4}Evaluation with Different Problem Sets}{35}{subsection.3.4.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {3.5}Related Work}{37}{section.3.5}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {4}Restructuring An Opportunity To Maximize Benefit}{39}{chapter.4}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.1}Heuristics}{40}{section.4.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1.1}The Theoretical-Optimal Heuristic}{40}{subsection.4.1.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1.2}The Mean Heuristic}{42}{subsection.4.1.2}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.1.3}The Human-Interpolation Heuristic}{44}{subsection.4.1.3}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.2}Evaluation}{46}{section.4.2}
\contentsline {section}{\numberline {4.3}Results And Analysis}{46}{section.4.3}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.1}Agents Results}{47}{subsection.4.3.1}
\contentsline {subsection}{\numberline {4.3.2}People Results}{49}{subsection.4.3.2}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {5}Conclusion}{50}{chapter.5}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {6}Future Research}{51}{chapter.6}
\contentsline {chapter}{\numberline {A}Appendix Title}{52}{appendix.A}
\contentsline {chapter}{Bibliography}{53}{section*.20}
